|  Flood closes Alderman's
South Loop office
Water main break forces
staff to West Side office
The phone message answers, "We're sorry, the
office has been temporarily closed until further
notice." It fails to mention the office's ceiling
collapsed, taking Alderman Madeline L. Haithcock's
(2nd Ward) South Side office out of commission.
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|  Factory sweetens flavor of River West area
Blommer's draws Chicago chocoholics
since 1939
Depending on the direction the wind is determined
to blow, Chicagoans find themselves visited by
whiffs of "sweet" little happiness.
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| Pacific Garden
Mission steps up homeless patrols
Shelter officials
say new widened watch area will cut down on ex-cons
at South Loop mission
A South Loop homeless shelter has assembled a
new roving security team, which college officials,
residents and local police say is driving down
the number of crime and nuisance incidents caused
by men who live at the neighborhood safe haven.
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| City braces for crush of Soldier Field parkers
Parking permits distributed to
South Loop residents only
As the Chicago Bears gear up to return to their
home stadium for the opening game at a revamped
Soldier Field, city officials are preparing the
burgeoning South Loop community for its coexistence
with the 63,000-seat stadium.
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Haithcock brings football fan parking concerns
to table
Because of the community's distress over parking
habits of game day patrons, the city has approved
the use of parking permits in the neighborhoods
around the stadium.
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| Riverside Park,
IKEA dominate Haithcock's agenda at recent meeting
Parking,
traffic woes also addressed
A barrage of city officials and developers converged
at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S.
State St., on Sept. 24 to present residents of
the South Loop's 2nd Ward with elaborate plans
of pending projects within the community.
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| Something against you
It is an odd thing to grow old before your time;
a fine line away from childhood, with maturity
(or at least some semblance of it) just a short
leap away, and your eyes all pupils, strange murmurings
of change and arcane promises in the wind.
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